In the New Year, I resolve to: 
-Try harder in school, and never receive a D grade again. 
- Strengthen the new friendships I'm making within my program. 
- Continue to see Scott twice a week. 
- Save money. 
- Learn how to draw my own stuff again. 
- Learn how to mix proper drinks. 

 ( The Last Twelve Months )

So, Scott and I, as of November 1st, have been together for a solid 5 years.

And Thursday night (about 3 weeks later) we actually got around to celebrating it. He wore a nice shirt and I wore a nice dress (and some nice underwear ;D) and he took me to Milestones for dinner. It was an experiment! As neither of us had ever been there before.

And it was pretty awesome all across the board. It's a little swanky looking, so the prices are a little higher, but not crazy-expensive by any stretch. But the place is lovely looking, the food was wonderfully presented (since Milestones is one of those places with real cooks, where they put their names on the door) and it was well-portioned (I didn't finish my entree, so I took the rest home) and damn delicious. I had chicken with pasta and portabello mushrooms. OMNOMNOM. We also had garlic bread for an appetizer and pumpkin spice cake for dessert. Scott got a beer, but I got a bellini, which is a drink with rum and peach syrup and some other stuff in it. It tasted like candy and had a little plastic monkey on the top! (We didn't get carded, I still enjoy that) I spilt the last of that drink, but then our waitress was RIGHT THERE. The service was just fantastic the whole time. Can you tell I'm impressed with the place?

We also got each other presents, since that's the accepted protocol for this type of event.

Scott got me a sterling silver necklace. It's got a little heart on a chain. And it's perfect. The length is just perfect and it's simple-looking and I can wear it every day.

So he went the classy route and I went the "oh man, I need to throw up you're so cute" route. I made him a mix tape. Not a mix CD, but an actual cassette tape. It had a bunch of songs on it, some are significant to us and others I chose for their lyrics solely. I also came up with a name for the tape, being "Our Love Is So Awesome It Could Punch A Space-Robot In The Face" and an illustration of that title over the top. Coloured in crayon.

...Yeah.

We spent the rest of our evening drinking sangria (making it was Deli Cinq is a good idea, better ratios than just dumping limes and lemons in there) and watching our shows and then a movie, etc.

It was a really satisfying anniversary, you guys.

COMPLETELY UNRELATED: Would there be any interest in my writing my journal entries in comic-form? I don't know how frequently I could do it, but I'd like to start trying.

Wow.
I really don't want to do this layout assignment.
Just the thumbnails, really. I think it's because I don't know what I'm doing at all.
Good thing we have 3 weeks instead of the usual two. Means I can bust my ass and get it done anyway, with likely a 10% dock, but I can recover, I think.
Plus our next assignment is the haunted house, and I am ready to rock that one.

So, I just have to survive this one.

Time to go get my notes, and *gasp* actually read them.

( I do have a life, too )

Also, this course looks pretty neat:
Algonquin Baking and Pastry

I don't know what kind of sign it is that I'm busting my ass to be an animator but am also thinking about taking pastry on the side.
Mmmm, pastry.

One day, I will open a tea and pastry shop. It was also secretly be a book store.

Man, so how is everyone?

I am doing alright.
It seems that school is a hair away from kicking my ass but not actually doing so yet. Today is "get a shit load of homework done" day. Which is rudely interrupted by the fact that I am most definitely having to bus to Kanata to take 2 hours worth of Driver's Ed. And then bus back here.
It means I won't start homework until around 4, is what it means.

Rawr. I have art. I ought to post it. There's a lot of things I ought to do. Bah.


( I should be in jail for having eaten an entire carton of ice cream that one time. )

Guys, I made some cupcakes!




( More Pictures This-A-Way )

They turned out delicious but difficult to eat. I think I will keep the recipe but re-engineer the assembly. Omnomnom. Maybe in two months I can afford to splurge on ingrediants and make something else.

Suggestions?

Alright, two days late but better than not at all!

FanExpo was a pretty awesome time!

Friday
We managed to leave before noon (good time for us) and got in at about 5. Settled in to hotel.
Proceeded to argue about whether or not to wear our Stargate costumes or not. Decided on "casual Stargate" which meant pants and open shirts without any sort of weaponry. Very comfy.
Wandered around the con for a bit, got our bearings. Met a few other Stargate cosplayers and discussed the meet-up for pictures that was due to be the next day.

Saturday
Up early! (8:00 - it's early, okay?) and dressed full-gear and to the con!
Sam and I got in line for the Max Brooks panel as soon as we got there. There was a line for something anime-related that was right next to our line, and the difference in appearance between those waiting for that and those waiting for Max Brooks was pretty obvious. I enjoyed it.
Man, Max Brooks is a pretty hilarious guy.
AND HE DOES LECTURES AT SCHOOLS! (Come oooooooon uOttawa)

Did the Stargate Meet-up. Lots of impressive get-ups for sure. We were the best Atlantis team there, though. No one else really showed up as a group, just individual members. There were about 12 of us, I imagine?
Anyway, we did the "group shot that inevitably turns into kneeling/standing for 10 minutes while everyone walking by takes your picture" thing. It was pretty great.

Wandered Artist's Alley, where I finally got a chance to meet jaymarcy at his table, and I picked up a copy of the Side B Anthology (it was great Jay!) and an adorable print from Karl Kerschel.

Went to a sketch dual with the artists for Thor. (One of my favourite Marvel series)

Last minute ditch attempt to get Max Brooks autograph was a success! I have a signed copy of World War Z now. I am pleased.

Sushi restaurant for dinner. Rach ate eel (I had some, it was pretty tasty) and we were all very proud of her because she's super picky.

Sunday

Another sketch dual.

Last run of the Dealer's Room. I bought a plushie sushi pillow. Moreso because it was adorable and soft and a good price than because it was actually sushi shaped. But the little shrimp inside it comes out and has a neck warmer thingie in it that I can put in the microwave!

Dressed Steampunk for the day but didn't end up meeting with TO folk. A little disappointed but not heart broken by any means.

Drove home. Stopped at Boston Pizza for dinner. Slept on sushi pillow. Good trip.

Back from FanExpo.
Good times.
Blog in full later.

Tired.

Alright, so instead of being completely negligent of my drawings and craftings as of late, I've just been MOSTLY negligent!
My scanner is packed up in a box, so you can't have any of the drawings I've been doing...

But have some plushies!


( More pics this-a-way! )

I'm off to FanExpo this weekend!

My life is almost all in boxes right now. I'm looking forward to being in a new place, but lord am I dreading the actual moving process.

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And for your amusement: The Twilight Dildo

So last night we went out to the roller disco.

( And it was pretty groovy. )

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In unrelated news, check out Claire Jenkins avec Band. Kim, I think that you will like them!

I got my tattoo yesterday!
It was very exciting, and it didn't really hurt. I mean, of course it hurt, but if I look back on the experience, the pain isn't what I remember and that must mean it wasn't that big of a deal at all.
The girl who did it for me was super cool, as was the entire staff of the place, actually.

( So, for 60$ (and a mere 15 minutes) here it is.  )

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In recent news, I went in to the washroom this morning to see a magazine open to the article "Youth and the Kiss of Debt".
I haven't read it.
Am I going to read it? Well yeah, I might as well.

But this event is a testimony to the fact that my father is about as subtle as a train wreck.

Hey guys!
I haven't been posting, and this is due only to massive laziness. However, I have a few things to show you. ( Right Behind This Here Cut )
But, even though I haven't been doing a lot of art work, I have been doing a lot of things!
I've been working, and I went to Mont Cascade with a bunch of friends the other day. Despite the rain, we all had a very good time!
And I went to The Dears concert in the market on Friday. It was also freaking rad, we were right up next to the stage. I got a tshirt. It is signed. The Dears have been touring for years and still sell their own merch, it's pretty awesome.

I also have an appointment to get a tattoo on Monday at 3:30. It's written in silver on a black business card, there's no backing down now. rubyrainstorm is coming with me and she's getting her tongue web done! And we're both getting deals, this is very exciting!
For those of you who weren't previously aware, I'm getting the Phi symbol placed between my shoulder blades.

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Lord knows why, but a few people have been asking to see my animation final. Please understand, I didn't do well on this. But here it is anyway, because you asked.

Animation Final - First Year from Rebecca David on Vimeo.

So I've been erratically posting about plushies.

Now I will sell them! And pray that maybe someone will want them. I know I want them, but I want other people to have them. I also want their money.

Craft Skirmishes!

heroprotagonist posted this hilarious meme/contest in which you draw yourself how you figure you'll be at 100.

I always figured I would stop cutting my hair at around 50 or so, in preparation of becoming old. In addition to that, I figure by 100 I won't give a shit about anything at all, resulting in this:

An old lady who has gone completely insane, smokes a pipe, drinks, and has a robot-laser-cane to heckle and shoot at kids who won't get the hell off her lawn.

I've been working on that random comic idea I had awhile back! I've got most of the pages thumbed out, just a few more and then I'll be whoring it around to people asking their opinions to then make revisions and maybe then I'll actually finish this thing.
To do what with? No idea.

( I also drew this thing at Sketch Night last night! )

( More Plushies This-A-Way! )

In recent tube-crawling, I've discovered the marvelous Stephane Halleux - Sculpteur Extraordinaire and Chuck Dillon with his funny blog post about art students.

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I'm in a good mood today.
I got a hair cut.

Whenever something REALLY awesome happens, who do you tell first?

(I know that with the awesome of texting/emails you can inform multiple people at once, but let's pretend you can't for a moment.)

Oh dear, I'm rather behind on myself, aren't I?

I've discovered that my standard weekday work shift is 12:30-9, and that it totally eats my day and makes it hard to accomplish ANYTHING.
My solution? I will start "staying up later" in order to "allow myself to sleep in" in the mornings. (I gotta stop following John Campbell on Twitter)
Real sleep is for normal people! I will play DDR, drink tea, sew and draw in the late/early hours of the day!

Not that I've been completely unproductive.

(  This is what I've been up to:  )

Also, has everyone seen the Sherlock Holmes trailer? WELL, YOU SHOULD.

Okay, so Robert Downey Jr. is not at all my idea of Sherlock Holmes. They'll probably kill Sherlock Holmes with this movie. BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT LOOKS REALLY COOL.

Other than that, here's a link to that awesome Steampunk Fashion show that went down at Anime North.

Please?
Also, feel free to re-post this link anywhere!

http://www.typetees.com/score/1421847/I_liked_your_favourite_band_AFTER_they_were_popular

I went to my first Anime North this year.
Previous to this I'd only attended mixed-fanbase cons, this was my first all-anime convention.
And I had a really good time, I love dressing up in costume (days 1 and 2 were Steampunk and day 3 was Digimon), getting my picture taken and seeing everyone else's fabulous costumes then taking their picture.

Some of the events were fun (404s are hilarious, I'd known them only on reputation before this). I think this trip was fun entirely on circumstance, though. It was a great time because I was running around with a great group of friends and enjoying myself in a convention setting.
I didn't spend a lot of money on things (wow, good for me) mostly because anime doesn't actually interest me that much as a collective, I just have a handful of series that I enjoy watching.
My Steampunk outfit was primarily admired by all the "adults" (a foggy term now that I practically am one) who were running things/merchants at the con. But the number of people impressed by my simple outfit (especially when most of them were a lot more complex) made my happy and is giving me serious motivation to keep doing this.
I enjoyed the atmosphere, the crowd at Anime North was younger overall than what I'm used to at FanExpo every year.

I don't know if I'll go again, based solely on the facts that it costs money to go (although Jessie's "pay for it slowly" plan made it seem a lot cheaper than it was and I loved that) and because it doesn't cater to my personal interests in any way.
But I'm leaning towards doing it again, just because I love to dress up and go places in mass groups with my friends and Anime North is the perfect way to achieve that.

Hey Katie, when was that Burning Man style thing out in Quebec again? What are the details? I am potentially really interested in attending this.